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Daisy Veerasingham will become the first woman, first person of color and first person from outside of the United States to lead the AP in its 175-year history.

An internal CDC document obtained last week by The New York Times described the delta variant as being as contagious as chickenpox and said it "may cause more severe disease than alpha or ancestral strains."

Belarusian sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya arrived at a Tokyo airport early on Wednesday after leaving the Polish embassy, where she had taken refuge in a dramatic diplomatic twist at the Tokyo Olympics.

A crash that killed 10 people including nine children on a rainslicked Alabama interstate happened after a tractortrailer truck slammed into vehicles that had slowed down because of minor crashes, according to a preliminary report released Tuesday.

An Atlantaarea sheriff is facing an additional charge in a federal prosecution accusing him of violating the civil rights of people in his agency's custody by ordering that they be strapped into a restraint chair without justification and as punishment.

California's largest wildfire exploded again after burning for nearly three weeks in remote mountains and officials warned Tuesday that hot, dry weather would increase the risk of new fires across much of the state.

Shortages are popping up across the supply chain as the pandemic messes with shipping, demand, supply and all the other levers of the global economy.

Doctors will also be able to administer booster jabs to those who qualify, including people with weakened immune systems.

Brazil's Supreme Electoral Court (TSE) decided on Monday to open an investigation into farright President Jair Bolsonaro for his statements claiming there will be fraud in next year's elections.

The U.N. General Assembly approved a resolution Monday establishing a Permanent Forum of People of African Descent to provide expert advice on addressing the challenges of racism, racial discrimination, xenophobia and intolerance.

A prosecutor and defense attorney agreed Monday that jurors won't have any doubt that the man charged with killing a Tennessee sheriffs deputy in 2018 did in fact fatally shoot him and set fire to his patrol car and his body inside of it.

Morocco will lengthen its night curfew, starting two hours earlier at 9 p.m. (2000 GMT) from Tuesday, as it tightens restrictions to counter a surge in coronavirus infections, the government said on Monday.

A young man who had been on life support after being shot inside a Southern California movie theater has died, police and his family said Saturday.

Universal Orlando Resort and SeaWorld are the latest theme park resorts in Florida to again ask visitors to wear masks indoors, with Universal also ordering its employees to wear face coverings to protect against COVID19, which has been surging across the...

The U.S. Justice Department (DoJ) on Friday announced the seizure of a 2,734ton tanker it said was owned and operated by a Singaporean national and used to make shipments of petroleum products to North Korea in violation of international sanctions.

Millions of people in the U.S. who haven't gotten the COVID-19 vaccine could soon have a new reason to roll up their sleeves: money in their pockets.